Oh yeah that! Hey, mines.....duuuuunnnn...well almost.<br>    Dale<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_3_26d30927-696d-4b68-9911-da18d10bd225> <STYLE>#AOLMsgPart_3_26d30927-696d-4b68-9911-da18d10bd225 .hmmessage P{margin:0px;padding:0px}#AOLMsgPart_3_26d30927-696d-4b68-9911-da18d10bd225 body.hmmessage{FONT-SIZE: 10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Tahoma}</STYLE> Try using grade 8 chrome flat head socket screws, or stainless show polished.  No slips, no broken screws.  Works swell for nosebolts too.<br>  <br> "HEY, aren't you supposed to be getting a piano ready for the National??",,  <br>  <br> Oh yeah,, THAT.  Ok,, back to work! <br> <br> <br> <div><EM><FONT color=#330033><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" color=#330000>                Michael Spreeman </FONT><br> </FONT></EM><FONT color=#000066><A href="http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com/" target=_blank>http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com</A></FONT></div> <br> <br> <HR id=stopSpelling> > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:08:54 -0500<br> > From: <A href="mailto:rnossaman@cox.net">rnossaman@cox.net</A><br> > To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><br> > Subject: Re: impacted shop practices<br> > <br> > <br> > > Alrighty then. I got one... so I'm trying it.<br> > > Up till now I have used a brace & bit...Carefully. But its' a hard <br> > > work. I usually fit all the screws to the new block before finishing <br> > > just to avoid those famous words........oooops!!! MAn I hate that<br> > > Dale<br> > <br> > I hate that too. I'd been running a long screw of the same <br> > diameter into the block with my 3/8" VSR drill, which takes a <br> > lot of the work out of driving them by hand, either with a <br> > brace or ratchet, but it's still work. The biggest potential <br> > problem I see with the impact is breaking the heads of old <br> > screws. I started replacing old pinblock screws years ago <br> > because of that, and was driving them by hand.<br> > <br> > If we had any sense, we'd just switch to Robertson's and get <br> > it over with.<br> > Ron N<br> <br> <HR> It’s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live™ Messenger. <A href="https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow" target=_blank>Learn How.</A> = </div> <br> <div id=AOLMsgPart_4_26d30927-696d-4b68-9911-da18d10bd225 style="MARGIN: 10px"><A href="http://webmail.aol.com/37080/aol/en-us/Mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.19188069&folder=NewMail&partId=4" target=_blank>[Image Removed] <br> </A></div>  <div id=AOLMsgPart_5_26d30927-696d-4b68-9911-da18d10bd225 style="MARGIN: 10px"><A href="http://webmail.aol.com/37080/aol/en-us/Mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.19188069&folder=NewMail&partId=5" target=_blank>[Image Removed] <br> </A></div> <div id='u8CA9A3BFF78AC4F-1430-2DBB' class='aol_ad_footer'><FONT style="color: black; font: normal 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF;"><HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"><A title="http://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=aolcmp00050000000011" href="http://toolbar.aol.com/moviefone/download.html?ncid=aolcmp00050000000011" target="_blank">Get the Moviefone Toolbar</A>. Showtimes, theaters, movie news, & more!</FONT> </div>